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Tommy Potter
b, 1918-1988 US, Philadelphia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Charles Thomas "Tommy" Potter
Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 - March 1, 1988) was a jazz double bass player, best known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950.Born in Philadelphia, Potter had first played with Parker in 1944, in Billy Eckstine's band with Dizzy Gillespie, Lucky Thompson and Art Blakey.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Potter's Hard Funk | Tommy Potter | 1958 | Album |
| Bird At St. Nick's - Volume 1 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Roy Haynes, Red Rodney And Tommy Potter | 1957 | Single |
| Tommy Potter Sextet | Tommy Potter | 1957 | Single |
| Tommy Potter Sextet | Tommy Potter | 1957 | Single |
| Bird At St. Nick's - Volume 2 | Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Roy Haynes, Red Rodney And Tommy Potter | 1957 | Single |
| Bongo Bop / Embraceable You | The Charlie Parker Quintet / Charlie Parker Accompanied By Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach | 1948 | Album |
| Directly From The Half Note | Phil Woods, Jimmy Rushing, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Richie Kamuca, Dave Frishberg, Major Holley, Mel Lewis, Tommy Potter, Mousey Alexander | Album |
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